Dirigible headlight



May 6 1924.` 1,493,129l

N. C. SORENSEN ET AL bIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT Filed may 4., 1925 Patented May 6, 1924 NIELS c.,sonENsEnANnJofHnA..sPnINGEn QEKANKAKEE, IL'L'INoIsY. 1 j

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The invention relates to'dirigible` head' light mechanisms'for motor drivenvehicles, and has for its object to provide a device of this character wherein the .light will turn to the right or left, automatically, during the steering operation" ofthey vehicle, thereby maintaining the light rays on the roadway ahead of thev vehicle atjall times.

A further object is to provide footactuated lever means whereby the operator may tilt the lights during the" steering operation, in a manner whereby the lightrays may be projected onto the roadway at various distances from the forward end of the vehicle, which action will not only prevent blinding of operators of approaching vehicles, but vwill allow light to be projected at various points on the roadway.

A further object is to providey a dirigible headlight mechanism for automobiles comprising pivoted brackets movable in vertical longitudinal planes, which brackets are controlled by lever means in their tilting action, and are provided with vertically disposed rotatable lamp supporting shafts, which shafts are automatically controlled by a connection with the connecting rod, which links the steering knuckles together.

With the above and other ob'ects in View the invention resides in the com ination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the forward portion of an automobile, showing the dir igible headlight mechanism applied thereto.

lFigure 2 is a perspective view of the head# light mechanism,oney of the `light support-y ing Ybrackets"being 'eliminated forv purposes of clearness.` e

Referring tothe drawin thenumeralfl designates a conventional ormof automobile and 2 the forward axle thereof. Pivot-v ally mounted in the bifurcations 3 'of the ends lof the axles `are vertically disposedl steering knuckles f1, 'on the spindles 5f`of Extending rearwardly 'from `the knucklesv 4 are, arms 6; which vvarrnsare connected to# gether b *a transversely disposed 'connecting rod" which may be controlledin the lllSllal manner fIOmthe steering mechanism -l of the vehicle through* a" connecting rod 8. Rod 7 =is moved transversely' during the steering yoperation `for turning the knuckles 1.1'l and 'the wheelsgcarried thereby. g Secu'redfto they upper side of the side rails 9, and are provided with bifurcations 11, in which is pivotally mounted at 12 vertically disposed brackets 13. The brackets 13 are tiltable in vertical longitudinal planes for allowing the rays lof light to be projected on the ground ahead of the automobile at any particular distanceV desired for illuminating the road bed or lowering the light upon the approach of another vehicle. -The tilting of the brackets is accomplished by the operator within the vehicle placing his rails' i 9 of ythe' I vehicle frame are, brackets 1 10, which brackets extend to the inner' sides 'ofthe said foot on the foot lever 14 and depressing the y same. The foot lever 14 is pivotally connected at 15 to an arm 16 of the rock shaft 17, therefore it will be seen that when the foot lever is depressed, the rock shaftk 17 will be rocked and pulls limparted on the connecting rods 18 against the action of the coiled spring 19', through the medium of the arms 20, which are pivotally connected to the connecting rods 18. The forward ends of the connecting rods are pivotally. connected at 21 tothe downwardly extending arms 22 of the brackets 13 and consequently brackets 13 may be controlled in their pivotal movement from within the vehicle.

Brackets 13 above their pivotal points 12 are provided with recesses 23, into which the lower ends of the rotatable lamp supporting ing the lamp supporting brackets 28 inwhich' the lamps 29 are supported. Pivotally mounted at 30 on the rod 29 is a downwardly extending sleeve 31, and into which sleeve a vertically disposed shaft 32 extends and is slidably mounted. The lower end oifthe shaft 32 is pivoted at rtfofaY forward extending arm 34 carried by the c onnec'ting rod i therefore it will be seen that upiX-Ilfelollgi tudinal movement of the connectinglrodf?, the rod 27 will be simultaneously' movedlin the same direction, thereby 'causing'w the.y lamps 29l to bemovedin the direction Aijn which the vehicle is turning; During the turning operationzit will be" seeiif'tliat brackets 13 may beutilted` on their pivotal` pointsk 12 by the operator placinghisfoot on the lever 14 and depressing thesaine, From the above it will be seenfthat a dirigible headlight mechanismy provide@` wherein the lamps will automatically turnr in the direction the vehiclenjisturning, and,` that the operatorl may'/cjontrolythejup and' down movement oi the lampfdurne the faire.,

ine Operation; thereby c, @11e-Wine4 @mule/.fe controllof the lights which is particularly advantageous for. preventing blindingof4 voperators of approaching vehicles and allowing illumination of the roadway immediately ahead of the vehicle.

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is udirigible headlight mechanism for motor` Vdriven vehicles, saidj mechanism comprising brackets pivotally mounted intermediate their ends and movable in vertical longitudinal planes,'y light supporting brackets rotatably mounted on the first mentioned brackets abo-ve the pivotal points of thelirst mentioned brackets, link connections between the light supporting brackets, a steering mechanism, connections between the steering mechanism and thev linkconnections'whereby said link connections will be 'moved simultaneusiy with' ythe' tele-ring mechanism,

transversely disposed rock shaft, a'foot lever connected to said'rofck' shaft,j arms carried byv the y rock shaft" adjacent its ends, v downwardlyv extending arms lcarrie'dj by the first mentioned brackets below' their 'pivotal points, links connecting the rockshaftarms and the' downwardly extending arms and' spring means forl returning the y pivoted brackets to'lnormal positionv after a pivotal movement thereof.. A y y, In testimony )whereof we have signed our 'thislspeciioatidnin the presencel of two subscribing wltnesses.'

NIELS SORENSEN.

, JOHN'A. SPRINGET.

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F 11b LL semaines; t FRED; E'. LEYNs', Jr; 

